If you’ve got a sweet tooth or a pining for fried foods, you’ve likely thought about whether it’s possible to eat whatever you want and simply exercise the weight away.

While we’d all love to have the metabolisms of teenage boys, continuing to eat a bad diet while exercising will not only harm your long-term health and performance, it will have disappointing results. Here’s why. 

Salads have long been the poster child for eating healthy, low-calorie diets, but the salads we eat rarely live up to their reputation.

The problem is, in a quest to make salads more palatable, especially when buying them from stores and restaurants, they’re often made in a way that makes them incredibly high-calorie. So, are your salads ruining your diet? Read on here to find out!  

Thinking of going vegan? Whether you dislike animal products, feel guilty about the often-appalling living conditions many animals are kept in to keep profit margins high (especially those that will end up in low-cost meat and animal products), or just hope it will help you lose weight, going vegan can help you increase your micronutrient intake and feel healthier – but only if you do it right.

Read on here to find out everything you need to know about eating a plant-based diet.

A little stomach pain shortly after dinner can be easy to ignore, but ignoring the symptoms your gut gives you can be a mistake. When you pay attention to what your gut is trying to tell you, you’ll find you can tweak your behavior and experience a better quality of life, thanks to a healthier gut! So, what are the consequences of ignoring your gut? Find out here.

We often attribute bloating to the less-than-healthy foods we eat, but what about feeling discomfort after eating healthy foods? You’re not going mad – some healthy foods can cause bloating and abdominal discomfort for some. Read on here to find out what they are so you can be aware if they trigger discomfort for you. 

Trying to lose weight is always an uphill battle. It’s so easy to put on weight – just a little over indulgence at dinner one evening often results in an extra pound on the scale the following morning.

If you’ve been following a diet for months with little success, it can be tempting to give up. Don’t! If you’re motivated and ready to kick those extra pounds to the kerb, I’ve got 4 tips for you that can’t fail – read them here.  

Most of us know that the health of our hair, skin, and nails is strongly linked to what we eat, yet too many of us live with chipping nails, thin hair, and dry skin and just assume that it is genetic.

But… is it? According to Dr Nancy, you have a lot of power to improve the health of your skin, hair, and nails. Read on here to find out how.  

If you’re interested in improving your health, you’ve likely been bombarded with advertising about multivitamins and other supplements – but are they worth it?

We asked Dr Nancy for the truth about nutritional supplements and how you should, and shouldn’t take them – read on to find out what she said!

We all know that it’s important to stay hydrated, but most of us only realize we’re dehydrated once it’s too late. It’s only once we get the headache, nausea, and fatigue that we realize we’ve made a mistake.

So, are there earlier signs, what can we do to stay hydrated, and why is it so important? We asked Dr. Nancy to guide us – read on here to find out what she said!